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Group against Marsaskala recycling plant calls for inquiry into plant development
The front against the Sant’ Antnin recycling plant says independent inquiry should analyse the process that led to the development of the WasteServ plant.
11 April 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
The front against the Sant' Antnin recycling plant has urged Environment Minister Leo Brincat to commission an independent inquiry into the process that led to the demolition and subsequent development of the WasteServ plant in Marsaskala.
In a statement, the group said it hadn't been surprised to hear workers lament of rats infesting the plant, given that the residents themselves have complained of an increased number in rats around the area.
The front said it had already complained that a number of studies had never been carried out, including a study on the contamination of the area, baseline studies and environmental health studies.
"Someone should explain why all those risks which had been identified had been discarded just because some studies said there would not be any problems," the front said.
It added that the company engaged by WasteServ had failed to seriously address the risks brought about by waste. The study, it said, had only reported that such risks did not exist because they would be controlled.
"Such arguments can never be accepted, especially when this is a plant that threats 71,000 tonnes of waste every years and is situated so close to residential areas," the front said.
It added that the development of the Family Park next to the plant did not bode well, given that in summer the area would be full of mosquitoes and flies.
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The Council as a whole was more or less unaware of the events - shame on the Mayor himself, who was fully aware of what was happening and agreed to it all! Where is his 'continuous support' to us residents?
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These rodents that infested the Sant’ Antnin recycling plant are very fortunate for they live in a five star environment or should I say state of the arts. They can stretch their legs in the family park next door to the plant, the size of 21 football pitches!!!! Food is galore and no one should be amazed for such like plants attracts such pests, namely rats, flies, mosquitoes, germs and other crawly insects. Unfortunately the Marsascala Council was never on the side of the residents in their fight against the reconstruction of the plant. Now it is not the residents that are complaining but the workers themselves. When the residents complained with the authorities responsible namely the Marsascala Local Council it always fell on deaf ears. Shame on the Council.
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Prosit lill dan il-grupp ta’ nies li baqa’ jiddefendi l-interessi tar-residenti ta’ Wied il-Ghajn. U fejn hu l-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Marsaskala? Mela sewwa smajt li huwa haga wahda mal-ufficjali gholjin tal-WasteServ. Kunsill li qatt ma gibed l-attenzjoni tan-nies fuq l-operat bazwi tal-WasteServ gewwa l-impjant tar-Riciklagg ta’ Sant’ Antnin. Il-Kunsill iddefenda dejjem lill-gvern ta’ qabel u pubblikament kien qal li l-problemi gew solvuti vis-à-vis l-intejjen li johorgu mill-impjant u issa l-haddiema stess ilmentaw bl-infestazzjoni tal-grieden. Il-Kunsill ghandu jirrizenja minnufih……..
